Alexei Shirov

In chess, the endgame is where calculation and intuition reign supreme. In the final stages of a game, one fleeting moment might define the difference between victory, a draw or even defeat.

In this DVD dedicated to his best endgames, international chess superstar Alexei Shirov deeply analyzes some of his best endgames including those against Ruzhyale (Kramatorsk 1989), Akopian (Oakham 1992), Kramnik (Wijk aan Zee 1998), Timman (Wijk aan Zee 1998), Topalov (Linares 1998) and Kramnik (Linares 1998).

Total approximate running time: 115 minutes